Update after surgery and healing time

Well it has been 6 days since the surgery and Megyn seems to be doing GREAT!!! She in rolling and sitting up and with no pain at all.

She plays with her cast and pulls the cotton out of them .... She yells at them.

She will have these on until we change them out next week on the 3rd. Then she will have another set of cast on for two weeks and we will repeat the cycle until Dr. Capehart see it necessary to take them off.

We are continuing to pray for her healing and that she will walk and not need another surgery.

I WILL POST AN UPDATE WITH PICTURES AFTER HER APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK.

Surgery

Megyn went in for surgery on 12/21/10 at 7:15 AM. She did so good waiting to eat. She woke at 3:15 and wanted to eat so I let her play in her walker then we headed to the hospital at 4:30 ... I worried it would take forever to get there because there was fog and it was very thick. Well, it took about 15 minutes to get there and we played the waiting game for the surgery to begin. On our way there Megyn feel asleep so we didn't have to worry about her being hungry. The nurses let her sleep up until 6:45 and she did well ... she played with her panda she got from the hospital. She started fussing at 7:07 and the came and got her at 7:12.

I remember she looked so tiny going back in the nurses arm as she walked down the hall. I worried for a second and then remembered that she was in capable hands and God was with her. The time ticked by and I waited and waited and waited. Finally at about 9:10 I said "The doctor should have called me by now". Everyone with me said just wait. At that time the phone rang and it was Dr. Capehart. He told me that she did good and it took awhile to get the IV started in her chubby arms. Next, he said that she did really well and her left foot look really good but her right tendon is really tight. She should heal really fast and we will see you in two weeks. At the end of our conservation he said I could go see her when she is ready and out of recovery.

Well, Squishy wanted her momma and they came and got me. I walked in and saw this big baby looking at me and screaming. She seemed so big and I still don't know why but Craig even commented on the fact that she looked bigger for some reason. I was holding her and talking to her as she screamed in pain but I knew that she would be okay and I prayed silently to God begging him to let her sleep so she would stop hurting. She finally feel asleep and I sat there holding her and rocking. They moved us to a room after that for the next 4 hours, that was the procedure because she was a preemie. She cried each time she woke up except at the end ... about 30 minutes left ... I gave her to Craig and she laid there talking to him and putting her hand on his mouth so he cold kiss it. It is amazing to see the love they have for another.

We headed home with some medicine for her and with mommy feeling a little nervous about her little Squishy Bear!

Update on Megyn's feet

Well, it looks like Megyn's feet are not doing what we hoped. For the longest time I struggled writing this because I thought it was my fault and I caused them to turn in again. I did the braces for the longest time then started taking them off, it seemed like they hurt her. Then I let everyone else take them off if they too thought that they hurt her. She weighed 9 lbs. when we got them now she is weighing in at 14 lbs., so I am guessing she got too big for them.

We went in on December 2, 2010 and Dr. Capehart looked at her. He actually said about 75% of babies born with club feet need the surgery even after the casting and braces. Also, she is six months so she will do fine with the anesthesia now.

We go on December 14th and I will find out more on the time ... but I am thinking around 7:00 AM.

PLEASE PRAY WITH US FOR OUR BABY AND THAT GOD GUIDE THE DOCTORS HANDS AND HE FIXES THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!!

This picture was taken today (12/12/10) of her feet ... it looks almost as bad as it did the day she was born ... I know she will walk I just have faith but as a human and mommy, I AM SCARED FOR MY BABY GIRL!